[Iraq-Resolution]

Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
As promised, President Bush is sending a proposal to Congress, asking for maximum flexibility when it comes to Iraq.
As Teri Okita reports, the President is also sending in the big guns to Capitol Hill to lobby lawmakers.
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TRACK: IN HIS PROPOSAL, PRESIDENT BUSH IS ASKING CONGRESS FOR THE OKAY
TO USE ALL APPROPRIATE MEANS NECESSARY, INCLUDING MILITARY FORCE, TO
DEAL WITH SADDAM HUSSEIN. ITS STRONGLY-WORDED LANGUAGE IN THE SAME
TONE AS THE 1998 LAW CALLING FOR A REGIME CHANGE IN IRAQ.
SOT: Bush: If you want to keep the peace, you must have authorization to
use force.
TRACK: MR. BUSHS PROPOSAL LAYS OUT SADDAMS REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF
CURRENT U-N RESOLUTIONS THAT REQUIRES IRAQ TO DESTROY ALL WEAPONS OF
MASS DESTRUCTION. TO BEEF UP HIS ARGUMENT, THE PRESIDENT IS DISPATCHING
SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD RUMSFELD
TO CAPITOL HILL TODAY.
SOT: Bush: Ive asked for Congress support to enable the administration
to keep peace I look forward to constructive debate in Congress.
TRACK: HE CAN COUNT ON DEBATE. NOT EVERYONE SEES THE IMMINENT DANGER
THAT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS PREDICTING, AND SOME LAWMAKERS WANT TO
GIVE U-N WEAPONS INSPECTORS A CHANCE FIRST.
(Super: Rep. Nick Rahall/D-West Virginia)
SOT: I recognize the past history of Saddam Hussein as well as the next
guy, but I think, at least, we should take this as a slight opening in
that door that has previously appeared completely shut toward a
peaceful resolution.
(Super: Teri Okita/Reporting)
STANDUP: In todays hearings, lawmakers will weigh the risks of going to
war versus keeping Saddam in check. They plan to grill Rumsfeld about
how serious the adminstration is in putting together an international
coalition which, at this point, may not be easy. Teri Okita, CBS News,
Washington
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[Suicide-Bombing]

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In Israel, it was the second suicide bombing in two days.
Now the world is waiting to see how the Israelis plan to retaliate.
Kimberly Dozier has the latest.
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(sirens)
A busy shopping districtturned into an emergency
ward, by another suicide bomber.
The man exploded himself at the front of this bus, on
Tel Avivs Allenby Street.
(SOT Zohara Pilo, eyewitness)
Right when we heard the explosion we went down.We
just saw horror, pieces of people downstairs and the
driver was already dead.
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(on-cam-TEL AVIV)
Its the second attack in as many days, and it proves
what Israels police chief was telling his people:
just because there havent been any attacks lately,
doesnt mean theyre not going to keep trying.
(SOT Gil Kleiman, Israeli Police spokesman)
From our initial investigation, weve seen a
bomb like weve seen many times before: A combination
of explosives and shrapnel, which was added to the
bomb in order to increase the amount of affect in
killing, as a result of the explosion we have 40
wounded, five people dead, five innocent victims dead,
and of course, the body of the suicide bomber.
The media here are reporting that two different
Palestinian militant groups have claimed
responsibility.
Israel had been bomb-free for more than a month
people had started to hope for better times.
(SOT eyewitness)
I thought everything will be okay, that were
starting the peace and everything(BUTT EDIT). But I
see they dont want, I dont know what will happen
now.
KD, CBS News, Tel Aviv))

[Food-Lion]

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Blacksburg police say a man with a gun robbed a supermarket this morning.
Police say the man went into the Food Lion at Heathwood Square just after six.
He brandished a handgun, demanded money and ran off.
Police describe him as about six feet tall, weighing 160 pounds.
He was wearing dark clothing, goggles and gloves. His face was covered.
No one was injured.

[Drought]

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Governor Warner is calling on the federal government to declare seven more drought-stricken southwest Virginia counties federal disaster areas.
Bedford, Bland, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, and Wythe Counties are named in the request, along with seven other Virginia counties.
Federal disaster declarations make farmers eligible for low-interest loans and other federal aid.
A bill now before Congress would provide up to 6-billion dollars in emergency funding to drought-stricken farms.

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Still to come on the newscast, a long time political leader is moving from the Valley. We'll have the details after the break.
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Also we will have an update on the two Guatemalan sisters who were separated in a 22 hour surgery.
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[11Nickens]

Harry Nickens is stepping down from the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors after 20 years.
The Vinton Supervisor has accepted a job in central Kentucky.
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Nickens has been named President of the Ephraim (EFF-rum) McDowell Health Care Foundation and Vice President of the Ephraim McDowell Health System.
The organization is based in Danville, Kentucky and operates fifteen facilities.
Nickens was President of the College of Health Sciences for eleven years.
He currently serves as the Executive Director of the school's foundation.
He will assume his new duties in Kentucky by November first.
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[Child-Pornography]

Southwest Virginia investigators say an Abingdon man has been producing child pornography involving young girls in that region.
Police Chief Tony Sullivan calls the evidence against 42-year-old Mark Napier (NAYP'-ee-ur) ``staggering.''
Police say they became suspicious when they picked up a runaway at his house.

[VOB-Wal-Mart]

When plans were announced to build a Super Wal-Mart in the Bonsack community of Roanoke County, more than a few people were upset.
Yesterday, many more turned out for the grand opening.
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The Bonsack location greeted customers with long lines and a packed parking lot.
But not everyone was happy to hear about the store coming to Route 460.
During planning and construction, some nearby residents complained.
Worries included decreases in property values and increased noise and traffic.
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((CHRIS BARE/STORE MANAGER; THE EXTRA TRAFFIC LIGHTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ONE IS ALREADY OPERATION AND THE OTHER WILL BE VERY SHORTLY AND THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF MOST OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUES.// SOME OF THE RESIDENTS HAD CONCERNS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE BACK OF THE BUILDING AND WANTED A FENCE RAISED.))
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The store manager says a fair balance has been met of the complaints and that business at the store is booming.
The Wal-Mart also features a new tan and green "colonial" look.
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[WorldCom]

Bad news just keeps coming for the troubled WorldCom.
The "Wall Street Journal" says the company's preparing a revision that could total another two billion dollars.
WorldCom has already disclosed some SEVEN- billion dollars in bogus accounting.
It's expected to present its new findings to the Securities and Exchange Commission tomorrow.
The "Journal" says the re-statement raises questions about
whether WorldCom will be able to emerge from bankruptcy protection intact.

[Separated-Twins]

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Doctors in Los Angeles say the Guatemalan twins who were separated last month may get to go home within six weeks.
The one- year- old girls remain in serious, but stable condition
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[VO-NAT]
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at U-C-L-A children's hospital.
But these latest pictures of them kicking and yawning indicate their conditions are improving.
Doctors say both girls have a long way to go in recovering from a 22- hour separation procedure.
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Coming up next on the newscast,
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we'll see who shook things up last night at the Latin Grammy's award show.
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TRACK - SPAIN'S ALEJANDRO SANZ WENT THREE FOR THREE. HIS ROMANTIC
BALLADS NETTED HIM GRAMMYS FOR SONG, RECORD AND ALBUM OF THE YEAR. :07
SOT SANZ- WHEN I WAS CHILD I ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT ONE GRAMMY. JUST ONE
GRAMMY. AND NOW I'M HERE. 45//
NATSOT- MUSIC FULL-JUANES

TRACK- COLUMBIAN SINGER SHAKIRA'S PERFORMANCE WAS SOULFUL AND SUBDUED,
UNLIKE THE MUSIC VIDEO THAT NABBED HER A GRAMMY. :07
NATSOT- MUSIC FULL- FERNANDEZ FATHER AND SON DUET

TRACK - IN THE RANCHERO CATEGORY, MEXICAN PIONEER VICENTE FERNANDEZ HAD
TO COMPETE AGAINST HIS OWN SON. DAD WON. :07
SOT VICENTE FERNANDEZ- MY SON HAS ONE SPECIAL TROPHY, MY HEART. HA HA

:06
TRACK- THE GRAMMY FOR BEST FEMALE ROCK VOCAL GOES HOME WITH MEXICO'S
ANSWER TO MADONNA, ALEJANDRA GUZMAN. :06
SOT ALEJANDRA GUZMAN- I WON'T DYE MY HAIR OR TRY TO BE AN AMERICAN
BECAUSE I'M NOTI LOVE MY CULTURE, I LOVE MY LANGUAGE, AND THAT'S WHY MY
MUSIC IS IN SPANISH. :09
FINAL TRACK - THE LATIN GRAMMIES, CANCELLED LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF
SEPTEMBER 11TH, ARE MOST DEFINITELY BACK!
HATTIE KAUFFMAN, CBS NEWS, LOS ANGELES. :09
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[Stocks]

On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was DOWN 112 points. The NASDAQ has lost 14.
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Coming up in sports today... The Virginia High School League is changing schools in the Blue Ridge District...
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And Olympic and N-F-L star Bob Hayes has passed away at the age of 59.
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[Bob-Hayes]

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Olympic sprinter and Dallas Cowboy receiver Bob Hayes has died at the age of 59.
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[SUPER=04-File Tape;] :27+ CBS 10:32:21

Hayes, nicknamed the "Bullet," had battled prostate cancer and liver and kidney ailments in the past few years. He died late Wednesday night in Jacksonville, Florida.
Hayes was considered one of the fastest runners of his generation. He won a gold medal in the 100 meters at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. A few years later Hayes helped Dallas win the Super Bowl in 1971.
He is the only athlete to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.
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[S-VHSL]

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The Virginia High School League's Executive Committee met yesterday in Charlottesville.
And the main item on the agenda was what to do with the Blue Ridge District - make it an eleven- team district for next year, or split it into TWO divisions.
Several schools, including Salem, Pulaski and Fleming were opposed to a split.
The VHSL voted to split the league into one five- team division and another six- team division.
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[GO TO PINNACLE BLUE RIDGE NORTH]
The new Blue Ridge North will feature - Alleghany, Lord Botetourt, Northside, William Byrd and William Fleming.
Those five will compete in the Northern tier.
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[GO TO PINNACLE BLUE RIDGE SOUTH]
The Blue Ridge south will align Blacksburg, Cave Spring, Christiansburg, Hidden Valley, Pulaski County and Salem.
The new alignment cuts down on travel for teams like Alleghany, which has a pretty considerable trip every time it heads to the New River Valley.
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All schools agreed to submit to the V-H-S-L's recommendation.

[S-Grimes]

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Virginia Tech will see a familiar face on the sidelines for Texas A & M in College Station this weekend.
Former Hokie assistant J-B Grimes is the offensive line coach for the Aggies.
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The Aggies can't wait to get the Hokies at Kyle Field, but they feel a little bit like they're looking in the mirror when they look at Tech.
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